When I saw the following words, spoken by the great Reformed Baptist preacher Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892), I sensed an urgency to present them (initially) as a Facebook post — and now as part of these daily devotions. May we take what our brother said in the 19th century and make it ours in the 21st!
“Bring all you have and give it entirely unto God, and say, ‘There, Lord, I surrender all to you; do with me as you will; take away from me what you will; give me what you please; or withhold what you choose. I leave all in your hand; I can trust you entirely; I know you will make no mistake; I know you will not treat me harshly; I leave all to you; without word or thought or wish, I surrender all.’”
Make not a hasty nor guilt-driven commitment. Ponder your decision; think upon God’s tender mercies toward you all these years; bear in mind His promise that “Those who hope in Me will not be disappointed” Isaiah 49:23.